The Breeders went on to be much more commercially successful than Pixies or any of Frank Black’s solo projects, with the 1993 album Last Splash becoming, according to Salon, “the weirdest album to ever go platinum” and Deal’s iconic and instantly recognizable opening bass riff to the song “Cannonball” immediately evoking strong early 1990s Golden Age of Alt Rock vibes whenever it plays. In fact, in 2019 Deal told NME that she had been recording “Cannonball” when she got the news about Pixies: 

“[Deal’s twin sister and fellow Breeder] Kelley came down the hallway and said, ‘Pixies broke up‘. I said, ‘OK, get out of my way,'” remembers Kim.””

Pixies reunited in 2004 at Coachella because, per Rolling Stone, “none of them were doing that well financially at the time and their legend had grown to a point where a reunion tour was going to be highly lucrative.” They toured off and on until 2011 but Deal quit in 2013 amid celebrating Last Splash‘s 20th anniversary. Black Francis told The Guardian “She’s been reticent for a very long time to make a new [Pixies] record. She was unhappy with the situation, or unhappy with her life or whatever, just not happy.” Both Deal and Pixies continue making music and touring, with Paz Lenchantin taking Deal’s place as bassist and vocalist since late 2013.